Responses to dietary levels of methionine in broilers medicated or vaccinated against coccidia under Eimeria tenella-challenged condition

Table 1 Composition and nutrient levels (air-dry basis, %) of the starter diet (1–21 d of age)

^aProvided per kg of diet: vitamain A, 8000 IU; vitamain D₃,2000 IU; vitamain E,15 IU; vitamain K₃, 1.5 mg; thiamine, 2 mg; riboflavin, 5 mg; pyridoxine, 5 mg; vitamain B₁₂, 0.02 mg; folic acid, 0.7 mg; nicotinic acid, 40 mg; pantothenic acid, 12 mg; biotin, 0.2 mg
^bProvided per kg of diet: copper, 10 mg (as copper sulfate); iron, 90 mg (as ferrous sulfate); manganese, 100 mg (as manganese sulfate); zinc, 100 mg (as zinc sulfate); selenium, 0.3 mg (as sodium selenite); iodine, 0.5 mg (as calcium iodate)
^cME is metabolizable energy and is a calculated value. Other nutrient levels are measured values

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